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The Barbary Coast Guitar Duo
Suites for 2 Guitars

Featuring the music of Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Police and Jimi Hendrix.

I. THE BEATLES SUITE
1. Eleanor Rigby (a la Baroque)
2. With a Little Help From My Friends
    (a la Scarlatti)
3. She's Leaving Home (Waltz)
4. I Want You (She's So Heavy)
    (Prelude and Fugue)
5. If I Fell (Danza Espanola)
6. Doctor Robert (Flamenco)

II. THE LED ZEPPELIN SUITE
1. Achilles Last Stand (Nuovo Flamenco)
2. The Battle of Evermore (Ostinato)
3. Nobody's Fault But Mine (Toccata)

III. THE POLICE SUITE
1. Roxanne (Tango)
2. Tea in the Sahara (Barcarolle)
3. King of Pain (Bagatelle)

IV. THE JIMI HENDRIX SUITE
1. Purple Haze (a la Bartok)
2. Little Wing (Orientale)
3. Crostown Traffic (Funk)

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In their previous lives, Sir Paul was Scarlatti, Lennon J.S. Bach, Sting Schubert and Hendrix Bartok. So we postulate.

Contrary to popular notion, the cleverness of today's rock & roll composers is not the result of some substance-induced state but rather the reincarnation of the greatest composers in music history. It was their inner Stravinksy pounding away.

The Liverpool lads' strict observance of 17th century counterpoint? Uncanny. Their effective use of voice leading and text painting? Master-like. Sting's gift for naturally flowing melodies are straight out of a Schubert lieder. And what to make of Hendrix's liberal use of ancient scales like pentatonic and mixolydian? You can't convince us that was independently arrived at by a man from the 20th century.

After intense musicological research, we conclude that they are one and the same. Still don't believe us? We dare you to listen and prove us wrong!
 
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